MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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